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The only complete Tiffany designed Chapel known in existence.
What is the Willard Memorial Chapel
100
In 2010 Cayuga County was ranked 2nd in NY state for this important ag product and 40th in the Nation.
What is milk
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This $11 million project located in Downtown Auburn includes the purchase and assembling of five adjacent parcels, demolition of two commercial buildings and the construction of a four story, 71,000 sf structure. This project also brought local, regional and national attention to the issue of eminent domain.
What is The Hilton Garden Inn
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This project included the rehabilitation of two historic buildings located at 9-11 Logan Street (aka the Wegman Piano Factory). It created 35 one, two, and three-bedroom residential loft and townhouse units.
What is Logan Park Lofts
100
This 97 year old local non-profit organization operates to deliver research based informal educational information from NYS's Land-Grant Institution. It is directed by a volunteer board of directors including a minimum of one member appointed annually by the Chair of the Legislature.
What is Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County
200
Known as "Broadway in the Finger Lakes"
What is the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
200
This cooperative, seeking to locate a manufacturing facility at the Cayuga County IDA site in the Town of Aurelius, has sought for many years to create a company to “add value” to their liquid product.
What is Cayuga Marketing
200
This "donut-town" on the outskirts of Auburn has a 110-Acre Industrial Park that was recently subdivided into 8 12 acre parcels and the Park will have new roads, sewer, water, and utility infrastructure installed in 2012.
What is the Town of Aurelius
200
Auburn Public Theater, Merry Go Round Playhouse and the Cayuga Museum's Carriage House are set to host this in June 2012. This will draw more than 150,000 visitors annually to the Finger Lakes and Central New York.
What is the Musical Theatre Festival
200
This new Local Development Corporation, created in 2010, establishes a "First Stop" for economic development for Cayuga County. It focuses on unifying County and City economic development efforts through a stand alone economic development entity who's Board of Directors are primarily from the private sector.
What is the Cayuga Economic Development Agency (CEDA)
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The number of lakes that are in Cayuga County
What is 8
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This organization now has 15 members throughout the Finger lakes. It focuses on combining value-added agriculture and agri-tourism. 4 of the members are in Cayuga County.
What is the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail
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This project involved the renovation of an historic waterfront hotel whose new owners moved to Cayuga County from the state of Georgia. The hotel has become a favorite waterfront destination for locals as well as those outside of Cayuga County. The project was made feasible with a significant loan through the Cayuga County Small Business Loan program run out of the Cayuga County Planning & Economic Development Office. Bonus points for naming the Village.
What is the Pleasant Beach Hotel. Village of Fair Haven
300
One of the City’s largest manufacturing employers, a provider of fluid technology applications and water solutions, this company spun off from its parent company in 2011 and began a new chapter as a leading global water technology company with operations in more than 150 countries.
What is Xylem?
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This non-profit agency, established in 1995, has the mission to promote, support, and increase tourism and thereby stimulate economic growth and the quality of life for area residents in Cayuga County. In 2009 this agency launched a highly successful campaign with the slogan “Lake Effect”.
What is the Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau (or Cayuga County Office of Tourism)
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Where the first commercial device to record sound on film was invented
What is the Case Research Lab at the Cayuga Museum
400
The North East has often been referred to as the "Rust Belt" of the U.S. due to the salt-induced rusting that occurs on automobiles. Based upon Cayuga County being ranked number one in NY State for producing this crop we have an additional reason to fear "Rust".
What is Soybeans.
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This local company in the Town of Aurelius started as a two-man operation on East Genesee Street in Auburn next to Sam's Shoe Store. In business for over 25 years, the company has now grown to six locations in three states. The local facility, the Company headquarters and primary manufacturing location, now employs approximately 155 people. The Aurelius facility has expanded twice since 1995 both times taking advantage of CCIDA assistance. They are now constructing a significant addition to their Aurelius facility and, once completed, will hire another 30 employees.
What is D & W Diesel
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On this City of Auburn street, private and non-profit partners are working toward a comprehensive revitalization plan for the neighborhood.
What is Orchard Street
400
These Authorities, created by New york State statute, operate to deliver economic development benefit packages for large projects that occur either in side the City of Auburn's municipal boundaries, or outside the municipal boundaries of Auburn but within Cayuga County. They are directed by a volunteer Board of Directors that are appointed by either the Mayor and City Council or the Legislature of the County.
What is the Cayuga County or Auburn Industrial Development Authorities (CCIDA or AIDA)
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Park named after the 13th President of the United States
What is Fillmore Glen State Park
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In December of 2010 this new inter-municipal organization was formed to identify key issues, focus on a collective vision, set the agenda, and communicate environmental priorities to community leaders for the benefit of nearly 45,000 area residents that utilize a specific resource necessary for life.
What is the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council
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This local company in the Village of Moravia was started in 1965 and has grown to numerous locations in Eastern and Central U.S. and is now expanding into Europe. The company established itself as a manufacturer of prefabricated meter sets for the natural gas industry and has since expanded to encompass all underground infrastructure industries. In 2008 the company expanded from their location within a collection of outdated and inefficient buildings and structures to a new, state of the art manufacturing and warehousing facility on 5.6 acres in the Village of Moravia. The county IDA was able to meet the company's aggressive time line with a range of project incentives.
What is UPSCO, Inc.
500
This park and street, of the same name, were improved through the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Improvements funding during 2010 & 2011.
What is Osborne Park / Street
500
This economic development group, formed in 2011, acts as an advisory council to the NY State Governor and completed a 5 year plan for economic growth for the counties of Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego.
What is the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (or CNY REDC).
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